Country · A Major · 118 BPM

Country Backing Track in A Major

12-bar arrangement from the “Johnny Cash Style” demo, transposed from E major to A major, at 118 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A major.

Open in the app · A · 118 BPM

Hear the country feel: “Johnny Cash Style” · E major · 118 BPM

This recording is the original “Johnny Cash Style” demo in E major at 118 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the country feel. The app generates your track in A major.

12-bar chord chart in A Major

12-bar arrangement from the “Johnny Cash Style” demo, transposed from E major to A major. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 D7 IV7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 D7 IV7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 E7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 D7 IV7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 A7 I7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 E7 V7 · 4 beats

Chart of the bundled demo arrangement, transposed from E major with every interval kept. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.

Open in the app: Country, A, 118 BPM Open the original demo (E major)

The app opens with the style, key, tempo and this chart filled in; press Generate to create your track (it counts toward your daily generations). The original demo opens the recorded arrangement without a generation.

More about “Johnny Cash Style”

Chord chart and notes for “Johnny Cash Style”.

I–IV–I–V in A Major

The bedrock country progression. Boom-chick rhythm on the chords, walk on the bass.

I
A
IV
D
I
A
V
E
Generate a backing track over these changes →

Scales to solo in A Major

Three scales that sit well over country in A major. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.

Scale
A Major Pentatonic
A B C# E F#
Scale
A Major Scale
A B C# D E F# G#
Scale
A Mixolydian
A B C# D E F# G

Where to play in A Major

Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on A on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.

A Major Pentatonic
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e A B
B E F#
G B C#
D F# A
A C# E
E A B
Notes: A B C# E F#. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.
A Major Scale
Stringfret 4fret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8
e G# A B
B E F#
G B C# D
D F# G# A
A C# D E
E G# A B
Notes: A B C# D E F# G#. Root on the 6th string at fret 5, on the 5th string at fret 0.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in A Major

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bars 1–4, A7), D (bars 5–6, D7), A (bars 7–8, A7), E (bar 9, E7), D (bar 10, D7), A (bar 11, A7), E (bar 12, E7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to A.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C# over A7, F# over D7, G# over E7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. A Major Pentatonic in position

    Play A Major Pentatonic (A B C# E F#) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 118 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
A7AC#G (b7)
D7DF#C (b7)
E7EG#D (b7)

Keep practicing

Try Country in another key

Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys country is most often played in.

G Major D Major A Major E Major C Major
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